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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1965-10-07, Page 1No, 40•—FIRST W TH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 7, 1965 7 CENTS PER COPY LIONS HONOURED — Six members of the Zurich Lions Club were honoured on completion of 20 years perfect attendance in the organization. Left to right are: Jacob Haberer, George Deichert; Edward Deters, Ivan Yungblut, Leroy O'Brien and Earl Yungblut. All six men are charter members of the organization, which is now 20 years old. 1 :y Townshipnit Faces u eros ,k. rain uz rob s The council of the Township of Hay continues to be plagued by an extra heavy load of drainage problems, and at least four or five drainage works were handled in the last couple of weeks. The engineer's report on the Masse drainage works was read and adopted, and a call for tenders has been placed in this newspaper. All tenders must be in by Saturday, October 16. Another drainage works, the Koehler municipal drain, has had the engineer's report ac- cepted by council, and the ten- ders for work on the same have been called. Tenders must be in the hands of clerk by Oc- tober 28. A third drainage works, the Forrest municipal drain, has been passed by council follow- ing the engineer's report, and the tenders for this drain must be in by Friday, October 15. The engineer's report on the VanSteeg branch of the Ald- worth drain was also read by council, and will he further dealt with following the road superintendent's report of the position of the ditch that is on the road. A petition for drainage work was received by the council, signed by Edison Forrest and Ian McAllister, on concessions 5, 6 and 7, lot 26. Council ac- cepted the petition and have in- structed the engineer, C. P. Corbett, to prepare a report on the same as soon as possible. In regular business at their Monday night meeting, council set Friday, November 26, as date for the nomination and Monday, December 6, as the date for election, for municipal officials for the year 1966. The clerk is to prepare a by-law covering the seine. A request from Bell Tele- phone for permission to cross concession 12 and 13 in Dash- wood with cable was granted, and the road superintendent was instructed to sign a con tract for the same. Council received a request from the Huron County road committee, asking for permis sion to store the county grader on the Hay Township garage property. The request was granted providing a nominal sure is paid for rental and elec tric power. It was decided at the meet- ing that A. Sharrow and E. B. McDonald, at Sharrow sub -divis- ion, each be charged $75 for transfer of land where portions of streets were closed and deded to them. Due to an extra heavy amount of business to be dealt with at the meeting, council agreed to meet again on Thursday, Octo- ber 7, to clean up all unfinished business. Approve Centennial Plan The council of the Township of Hay have been advised by the minister of municipal af- fairs that provincial approval of their application for a grant under the Centennial Grants program has been given. The application has been for- warded for federal approval to the Centennial Commission in Ottawa. The approval provides for the construction of a picnic pavilion at a net estimated cost of $6,447, and this cost will be shared $2,443 by the. Township of Hay, $2,002 by the Province of On- tario, and $2,002 by the Gov- ernment of Canada. Plans of the township are to build the pavilion •on their prop- erty at Lake Huron, a mile and a quarter south of St. Joseph. Work is to commence on the project some time this winter. More Donations Received Towards Zurich Artificial Ice Campaign Further donations to the Zur- ich Artificial Ice Campaign have been received in the last few weeks. To date a total of $2,937.25 lias been donated to- wards the campaign in the way of pledges and cash gifts. Donations made recently Dr. J. V. Dahms, Th.D., min- ister of Calvary DUB Church, Kitchener, will be the speaker at the services for the 91st •an- niversary of Emmanuel October E• 1B Church, Sunday, 0. Dr, Dahms is the son of the Rev. Nelson Dahms, Waterloo, retired, and formerly principal of the Zurich public school. Dr. Dahms was born in Zurich at the time his father was head of the school. The services will be at 10 a.m., followed by church school, and at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to 'attend. Special music will be presented by the choir under direction of Mrs. Milton Oesch, Cash: Wesley Hugill Edward Smith Hector Forcier Clare McBride Annoymous Newell Geiger McKinley Farms and hatchery Wes McBride Frank McClinchey Milton Oesch Margaret Thiel V. Krainik Robert Johnston Mrs. G. Koehler Jack Cleave Rev. O. Jantzi Seth Ammans Mrs. Alice Thiel , Leonard Merner Clarence Schade Gerard Ducharnre _____ Joseph Miller Mrs. Emma Schilbe Mrs. I. L. O'Dwyer Patricia O'Dwyer Diamond Lamp Co. N. 13. Cameron __.. A. Bradshaw & Son __.- .... Myles Uttley - - Carole Kyle Central Chevrolet Grand Bend Cleaners J. M. Schneider Ltd. Coatsworth & Cooper __ - Vera C. Fraser $ 50 5 5 20 5 10 250 5 15 50 2 20 10 10 2 5 5 10 2 5 _ 1 5 5 5 5 Selmore Garments Alvin Gascho Pledges: Art Miller Jack Hamilton Walter Eckel Jack Eckel Mousseau & Parkins Francis Kipper Wagner Family Charles Burgess Elmer Rader Robert Horner Elwood Truemner Morris Webb 10 5 25 5 10 25 25 100 10 10 10 5 Crop Report Poor harvesting weather of the past has curtailed the pull- ing of white beans—about 50% of the crop has been taken off. Silo filling is in progress—) there is a fair yield but cobs' are not too mature. Some corn intended for husking will like- ly have to be made into silage for feed. Some corn harvesting has taken place but moisture level is very high. 0 Bob Hoffman ops Zurich 4-H Club 10 25 10 10 50 10 100 100 10 25 25 50 Results of the Zurich 4-H Calf Club show at the •• ;annual fall fair show that Boleeeioffman, of Dashwood, walked off with top honours and won the Eaton's More donations will be listed as they are received by the committee in charge. 0 Employment Up Village Pays Forty Percent HensaH Council Approves Sidewaik at School; Arrange Date for Nominatior The town council of Hensall met in Council Chambers on Monday, October 4, with Reeve Jones, councillors Noakes, La- vender, Knight and Baker pres- ent. Court of Revision was in Session at 7:30 and was opened on motion of Baker and Laven- der. Appeals for assessment lowering by Stan Kochan and Klaus Van Wieren were de- nied. On motion of Knight and Baker, Court of Revision was adjourned. The regular council meeting followed the Court of revision. Ian McAllister, represented the Township School Area of Hay, and asked council to approve the building of a five foot wide sidewalk for 470 ft. in front of the public school, on York Street in Hensel]. The Bylaw governing this re- quest was moved by Knight, seconded by Baker, that council would pay 40% of the cost of the new sidewalk which was not to exceed $1,000. Mr. Mc- Allister assured council that the sidewalk would be started next week if the contract meets with councils approval. The by-law approving a nomi- nation meeting to be held on Friday, November 26, between 7 and 8 p.m., was moved by Mrs. Noakes, seconded by Lav- ender. Nominations will be open for reeve, councillors, one member on the PUC and a trus- tee for Township School Area of Hay. Returning officers, George Hess and Earl Rowe, were named, as well as poll clerks, Pearl Passmore and June Keys. There was discussion about Special, a silver waiter. Bob also won the Zurich Agricul- tural Society special for the m Cl best steer or heifer, as well asub Nome the grand champion showman- ship trophy, presented by the SIUMber Queers Chamber of Commerce. The South Huron Veterinar- ian Clinic special was won by his brother, Bill, for the truest to type heifer calf. In the dairy section of the 4-H show, winners were as fol- lows: junior Holstein, Bert Vischer, Audrey Eckel; senior Holstein, Mervyn Erb, Norman Eckel, Fred Eckel; Guernsey, Jim Weigand. The beef section of the show had the following winners: junior heifer, Carl Towton; sen- ior heifer, Bill Hoffman, Ken Jones, Jim Hoffman; steer, and guineas, Bob Hoffman, John Becker, Grant Jones, Marilyn Keys, Don Geiger, Charles Becker, Ervin Keys. d During September, general employment conditions 'in Goderich and Huron County reached the highest level in many years. C. M. Jutras, manager of the National Employment office, stated that the number of ap- plicants registered for employ- ment in Huron County at the end of September, 1965, was the lowest ever: 134 as com- pared with 202 registered ap- plicants in September, 1964. Increased employment oppor- tunities resulted from contin- ued high production levels be- ing maintained in most local and area firms. Seasonal in- dustries including construction, farming and canning were also greatly responsible for this in- crease. the raising of sidewalks in. front of Mrs. Koehler's resi- dence and also in front of Mr. George Moir's, Ernie Davis instructed to look into the mat- ter. Mr. Davis reported gravel on the outside and fill on the inside on Brock Street, that Mr. Thompson had seeded out the fill. He also reported that cross walks had been painted, new stop signs erected and four radar signs posted. He further stated a new catch basin had been installed at Archie Noakes' and a new top put on the catch basin at Thompson's to the tune of $51.13. Signs had to be erected to keep cars from parking on the railway. Roads were paved on each side of the highway and the corner at Ed. Munn's was widened. Requests for the re- moval of dead trees came, One in front of Mrs. EckeI's, and Mrs, Webster's. and one the On Wednesday night, Septem- ber 29, at 7 p.m., the Zurich Slumber Queens, eight members; of the 4-1•I club, held their first meeting at the home of Mrs. Morris Webb. The leaders, Mrs. Webb and Mrs. James Parkins, opened the meeting with the 4-H pledge and having no roll call, busi- ness of electing officers and naming club was attended to. Linda Webb was elected president and Marlene Rader press secretary, temporarily. A discussion was held on do's and don'ts on picking out material. Later they were given a home assignment and dismissed. west side of the United Church. Chief Davis reported three speeders were caught with the radar on Saturday night. Fire- men asked for four one -quart cans of wet water heavy, and one gallon of tank saver to ease sticky valves. Hensall council accepted the •assessment of $200 on the Koehler Drain. Building permits were issued to Dirk VanWieren to build cupboards for $300, and to Irene Finlayson, to put an addition valued at $600 on her trailer. Bills totalling $10,006.25, with an additional $9,000 for the school, were ordered to be paid on motion of John Baker and Mrs, Noakes. Clerk Campbell was instructed to send a bill to Zurich for their share of the radar equipment. Meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m., to meet again Monday, November 1. r T embers of Zurich Mons Club Are Presented With - }ttenkrce yards Twenty-seven members of the lett, was welcomed into the Zurich Lions Club have been organization at the meeting. awarded perfect attendance 0 chevrons, with six of them go- pi ing to Lions with 20 years of uron instltu faithful attendance. The six, all charter members of the or- ganization, are Edward Deters, George Deichert. Jacob Haberer, Leroy O'Brien, Earl Yungblut and Ivan Yungblut. The Zurich Lions Club was chartered 20 years ago. Rally At is `token Huron County Women's Insti- tute rally was held in Walton Community Hall, Monday, Oct- ober, 4, with 114 present rep- resenting three districts, west, Other attendance awards east nad south Huron. A mo - were presented as follows: 19 tion was passed to .continue years, Ed Gascho, Russel Grain-, with the Bursary. ger;. 16 years, Delbert Geiger, Mrs. Bride spoke on the Can - Lloyd O'Brien; 15 years, Victor. ada Food Council. During the Dinnin; 14 years, Bob McK.in- dinner hour an apron display ley; 13 years. Leroy Thiel; eight by Molesworth branch, repre- years, D o u g O'Brien, Don senting the different months of O'Brien. Herb Turkheim; seven year, was very interesting. years, Ferd Haberer, Don Oke,' At the afternoon session Mrs. Morris Webb, Ray McKinnon; A. Higginbotham led the devo- six years, Howard Klopp; five tional period and the present - years, Claire Geiger; four years,1 ation of the scholarship w a s Hubert Schilbe, Stewart Deitz; made to Mrs. Proltor for her three years, Arnold Merner; daughter Joyce. who is taking two years, V. L. Becker; one a general arts course at West - year, Joe Hoffman.' ern University. 1 At the Monday night dinner; Mrs. George Davis contributed meeting of the organization,' a reading and Mrs. Maureen Lion Gordon Hess spoke to the Barry, Department of Trans- group on communications re-' port, Toronto, spoke on "Safe- , garding telephone. He had ty with People" enhanced with planned on showing a film to a film, "Emergencies in t h e . the meeting, but somehow it making". She was prase ._ted I was lost on the railway be- a gift. itween Montreal and Zurich. 1 An invitation to west H :ron A new member, Louis Wil- for 1966 was accepted. A BUSY FAMILY — One of the busiest homes in this part of Huron County these days is the residgnce of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. McKinley, since his nomination last Tuesday as the Conservative candidate for this riding. The children are all pitching in and helping where they can to give their dad a lift in his busy campaign. Left to right are: Dianne, Bob, Mrs. McKinley, Debbie and John, while standing in front are Janet and Brenda. The entire family is very well known and well -liked throughout this area.